In the area of sports, in the space of barely 11 months, visas were denied to 39 athletes who were to participate in five international events, including the Men's Basketball World Championship, held in December 2002 in Puerto Rico, and the World Wrestling Cup, in April 2003.
En el caso del deporte, en apenas 11 meses, se negaron las visas a 39 deportistas que debían participar en cinco eventos internacionales, entre los que se incluía el Campeonato Mundial de Baloncesto Masculino, de diciembre del 2002 en Puerto Rico, y la Copa Mundial de Lucha Libre, de abril del 2003.